surfing

Surfer Kanoa Igarashi says he is entering his prime years as he looks toward a second Olympic homecoming, targeting the Games with strong form and experience behind him. The Japanese-American surfer, who won silver at the Tokyo Olympics, is preparing to compete again on surfing's biggest stage as his career peaks.

Kanoa Igarashi won the men's surfing gold medal at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, a result that earns him a provisional quota place for the LA28 Olympic Games. The Japanese surfer and Olympic medallist now moves closer to competing at his home-continent Games success translating into a third Olympic appearance in Los Angeles.